Door-To-Door Politics In A "Moderate" District

STAMFORD-U.S. Rep. Jim Himes trudged up and down Connecticut Avenue one day this week, knocking on doors and handing out fliers in the rain. In brown loafers and a blue Marmot waterproof jacket, he looked slightly out of place in this working-class neighborhood. But Himes doesn't have much time to think about aesthetics: It's a tight race in the 4th District, and the incumbent Democrat is feeling the pressure.

"Nobody who occupies this seat will ever be comfortable," he said, "and that's actually a reflection of a good, moderate district, which frankly the country could use more of."

And so flanked by State Rep. Patricia Miller, D-Stamford, Himes pounded on doors in one of the lower income sections of his district, on Stamford's West Side. A slightly crumpled list of registered voters in hand, Himes greeted residents, simply reminding them to vote.

"We just wanted to say hello," he told one constituent, "because the election's coming up in November and want to make sure everyone's registered and gets out to vote."

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